The Lake District Lakes and Fells
Below is a selection of articles about the truly stunning Lake District and Cumbria Lakes and Fells. Read about each area, marvel at the landscape and dream about your next visit.
Keswick, North Lakes
Bassenthwaite Lake is located in the North West region of the Lake District, and lies just north of bustling Keswick. Bassenthwaite Lake is a beautiful and unspoilt lake, and many species of...
Ambleside, Central Lakes
Brothers Water is located at the northern end of Kirkstone Pass off the A592 and is classified in two different ways: firstly as one of the Lake Districts smallest lakes, and secondly as one of...
Ambleside, Central Lakes
Coniston Water is located high up in the southern Lake District. It is 5 miles long and has a maximum depth of up to 184 feet and is the third largest of all the lakes. In the 13th and 14th Centuries...
Keswick, North Lakes
Crummock Water is located between Loweswater and Buttermere in the North West region of the Lake District National Park. Buttermere is located very close by in the same valley, and it is very likely...
Keswick, North Lakes
Derwentwater is located on the southern fringe of Keswick in the English Lake District, and is three miles long, one mile wide and 72 feet deep, and is fed by the River Derwent catchment area from...
Central Lakes
Located in the mid-west region of the Lake District, Devoke water is a small tarn(lake) which sits at an altitude of 770 feet on Birker Fell one kilometre to the west of Eskdale. It is the Lake...
Cleator Moor, Central Lakes
The most westerly of all the lakes, Ennerdale is also one of the smallest located in the Lake District National Park. Situated close to Whitehaven and the town of Cleator, nestled in a valley...
Ambleside, Central Lakes
Grasmere Lake is located in the centre of the Lake District and it is one of the most popular tourist locations with in the Lake District. The lake is set amongst a back drop of stunning scenery, and...
Penrith, North Lakes
Haweswater is the most easterly of the Lakes and has no settlements along its shores. It is one of the most isolated lakes in the Lake District which has made it one of the most untouched and...
Windermere, South Lakes
Hayeswater is located a mile south east of the Hamlet of Hartstop in the Valley of Patterdale. 'The Knott' which has a summit of 2408 feet can be found to the west of the lake and 'Gray Crag' lies to...
Cleator Moor, Central Lakes
Lake Buttermere is owned by the National Trust and is located on the Western corner of the Lakes surrounded by lush dairy pastures. It is a relatively small lake and is 1½ miles long, ¾...
Windermere, South Lakes
Lake Windermere is the largest natural lake to be found in England; it is 12 miles long, one mile wide and 220 feet deep. Several rivers run into this huge lake, which gets its name from the...
Cockermouth, North Lakes
Loweswater is situated not far from Cockermouth and can be easily reached from other areas of West Cumbria. Loweswater is a small lake and the village of Loweswater lies at the foot of the lake....
Ambleside, Central Lakes
The Essential Lake DistrictThe following paragraph describes what to do if you have little time on your hands but want to sample the essence of the Lake District: Visit Dove Cottage (but not in high...
Ambleside, Central Lakes
Located in the heart of the lake District Rydal Water is a small lake less than a mile long, 55 ft deep and a quarter of a mile wide. Rydal Water is located between Ambleside and Grasmere near to...
Keswick, North Lakes
Originally two smaller lakes Thirlmere is now 3.5 miles long, 1.2 mile wide and 158 feet deep. In 1889 it was purchased by the Manchester Corporation and dammed to become on huge reservoir. The...
Penrith, North Lakes
Ullswater the second largest lake in the Lake District is one of England's most beautiful lakes, and is located just minutes from the M6, between Pooley Bridge and Glenridding. Ullswater's mirrored...
St. Bees, Central Lakes
Wasdale Head based in Wasedale one of the English Lake District's finest dales, is the home of UK rock climbing and surrounded by England’s tallest mountains- Scafell Pike. If you are an...
Egremont, Central Lakes
Wast Water a remote and tranquil lake is located in Wasdale Valley in the Lake District, and is England's deepest lake and in some places it extends below sea level. Wasdale Valley is isolated and...
Ambleside, Central Lakes
The worlds first National Park - Yellowstone Park in the USA was established in 1872 by an Act of Congress. In 1889, there was a farsighted leader in the Manchester Guardian which suggested that the...